Mold for making golf tees



Sept. 26, 1933- J GALEMMQ MOLD FOR MAKING GOLF TEES Filed June 17. 1951 duo-camp I Patented Sept. 26, 1933 ,-1,92s,-a12 MOLD FOR MAKING GOLF TEES Josephv Galemmo, Cleveland,- Ohio Application un 1%, 1931. Serial No. 545,135"

' s cleans. (01. 273-33) In playing goIf notWithstanding the production of various devices for use, as; tees, of which many different forms have been proposed and are being used, many individuals prefer to make their owntees during the course of the game, by molding a suitable material, such as sand, into a teeof a height best suited to the requirements of theparticular players game, afeature which is often not practicable with many'of the forms of agolf ball resting thereon ready to be driven off. 65

' The drawingshows a device which will always tees now in use which depend upon the support given to a ball placed thereon by being driven into the ground to the required depth. Such devices are not adjustable as to height, since they must necessarily be inserted into the ground a given minimum depth in order to support the weight of a ball being driven therefrom.

The present invention has for its object the provision of a simple device which will enable a player to mold his own teesfrom-sand, or other suitable analogous moldable material, the device permitting a player to makehis tees of a height corresponding to his wishes. H

V The present invention also has for its'object the provision of such a tee moldwhich will be lasting inits construction while being simple in its construction and manufacture.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a mold for the fabrication of golf tees which will permit the molding of tees of varying adjusted heights, the mold itself being adjustable to permit its containing varying quantities of sand to provide the molding of tees of desired varying heights.

The invention will be more readily understood from a study of the drawing taken in connection 5 with the detailed description hereinafter to be given, in which 7 V Figure 1 represents a side elevation of a tee mold constructed in accordance with this inven tion.

Figure MS a vertical sectional view through the mold, showing certain details of its manufacture.

Figure 3 is a top view of the mold, with certain parts broken away to show clearly the construction of the mold.

Figure 4 is a bottom view of the mold.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary plan view of the member employed for securing a regulatable depth of the'mold; the view'showing in section the stem of a depth adjusting member employed 50 in connection with the mold.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary view showing the means for adjusting the position of the aforesaid stem for varying the effective depth of the mold. Figure '1 is a fragmentary sectional view of the ,mold of this invention, showing the mold filled with sand or other material to one given position of adjustment. I

Figure 8 shows a method'of removing the sand from the mold to form the tee.

Figure 9 is a view similar to Figure 8, but

showing the mold adjusted to give a tee of less height than will be produced by the showing of Figure 8, and

Figure 10 shows a completed molded tee with produce a tee of the desired height, and which willnot'be forgotten and lost by the player during the course of the game, and which will not inconvenience the player by making him lose time i and effort in picking up his tees after driving.

a It will be seen from the drawing that the mold comprises anv upwardly tapering body portion 1, conveniently ofmetahthe body 1 being generally conical or frusto-conical in shape, the apex being provided with an annular housing 2, through which is passed a slidable retaining bar; or mem-. ber 3 also of metal, through which is passed the stem .4 of a member 5 employed foradjusting the effected depth of the mold '1. l i r The slide member or bar 3 is provided with an enlarged portion 6 having therethrough an opening '7. adapted for the passage of the stem 4, as-aforesaid. This stem 4 has spaced'along it at desired points a series'of grooves 8 and 9, with which grooves the member 3 is adapted to fit to hold the stem 4 and the depth adjusting member 5 at a predetermined desired position of adjustment. To accomplish this purpose, the opening 7 is extended laterally in a restricted portion or slot 10, which, together with the enlarged opening 7, forms the lugs 11 and 12, which are adapted to engage in the notches 8 and 9 of the stem 4,

to thereby hold the stem in the desired position of adjustment, while through the sliding of the member 3 these shoulders 11 and 12 are adapted to be very easily brought out of engagement with" these notches so as to release the stem any time it may be so desired. The stem 4 is provided at its'upper end with a suitable handle member 13 which facilitates the grasping of the device for adjustment with the stem.

The device shown in the drawing is capable of being adjusted to two positions, depending on whether the grooves 8 and 9 are engaged by the lugs 11 and 12, it being apparent that when the mold 1 is filled with sand or analogous moldable material, as shown in Figure '7, the efiective depth of the mold 1 will be determined by the position of adjustment of the head 5, which head is tapered so as to produce a concave configuration on the top of the finished tee.

In use, the mold 1 is filled slightly more than its capacity of sand, as will be clear from Figure 7, so that when this mold is inverted as shown in Figures 8 and 9 there will be a tendency of the sand to be compressed therein and thus can better stand up in its molded form when the mold 1 is removed. By grasping the mold between the thumb and forefinger, the operator may readily fill the moldwith moist sand and then invert the thus sand filled mold at the place from which the ball is to be driven. The amount of compression exerted upon the sand when the mold is inverted as shown in Figures 8 and 9, will cause the sand toadhere together sufliciently to leave a tee of sufiicient strength to support a ball placed thereon, and at the same time a tee member of Whatever height the player may desire. The sand in the mold is illustrated by the'numeral l4 and the conical configuration and tapering sides of the mold 1 permit it to be readily slipped off of the molded sand, leaving the tee completed as shown at 15, which tee is of suchcharacter as will support the ball 16 placed thereon.

It'will be apparent from the above description that the applicant provides a very simple means for molding the sand for the purpose herein indicated, and that the completed tee will have.

a configuration well adapted to support the golf ball thereon without any danger of the ball rolling off the tee. It will also be apparent that various details in the construction of this device can be made without departing from the a forming a molding portion, the said body member being in the form of a i'rusto-cone having its smaller end closed by a housing, a concave pressure member operable within the body member, the pressure member being provided with a stem projecting through the said housing exteriorly of the said body member, the said stem being provided with a plurality of notches at desired predetermined positions along the stern, and an interlocking member slidable within the said housing adapted to engage a selected notch to interlock therewith to retain the pressure member at a desired predetermined position within the said body portion.

2. A mold of the character described, compris- .ing in combination, a hollow body member forming the mold, .a pressure member operatively projecting into thebody member and comprising a head and a pintle, the said pintle being provided with a plurality of spaced notches extending transversely across the axis of the pintle, and a slidably acting locking member mounted in the mold for releasably engaging a selected notch of the pintle, the said locking member being provided with an enlarged portion having an aperture therein for receiving the pintle, and having notch engaging lug-s extending into the aperture for engaginga selected notch to hold the pressure member in desired predetermined position, the lugs being-releasable from engagement of the said selected notch upon application of lateral pressure to the locking member, whereby the said pintle is released upon engagement of the locking member.

3. A mold of the character described, comprising, in combination, a frusto-conical hollow body member, a housing closing the smaller end of the said frusto-conical body member, a pressure member projecting through the said housing and into the said body member, the said pressure member having a pintle extending through the top of the housing and being provided with spaced notches at predetermined positions upon the said member, and interlocking means projecting within the said housing and movable at right angles'to the direction of movement oi the pintle H for engaging said notches selectively for securing the depth adjusting member at a desired predetermined position relative to the said body member. I

' JOSEPH GALEMMO. 

